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Manchester United v BlackburnMark Hughes comes up against his old boss Sir Alex Ferguson as Blackburn Rovers look to put a dent in Manchester United's title bid.
United have lost only one Barclays Premiership match against Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford in 12 meetings, although that defeat came last season as Blackburn enjoyed a memorable double over their north-west neighbours, which included a David Bentley hat-trick at Ewood Park. United, though, are in ominous form as they chase the title, scoring 17 goals on their way to winning six straight league games.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, with 28 Barclays Premiership goals between them this campaign, are the obvious danger-men in a fixture that could potentially be a preview of the first FA Cup final at Wembley.
Blackburn winger David Bentley is suspended for the match after his red card at West Ham two weeks ago. Aaron Mokoena is available following his one-game ban and Ryan Nelsen is set to return after missing the Hammers game with a hamstring injury.
Manchester United: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Heinze, Ronaldo, Park, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Richardson, Rooney, Saha, Solskjaer, Smith, Dong.
Blackburn : Friedel, Emerton, Henchoz, Khizanishvili, Nelsen, Samba, Warnock, Berner, Mokoena, Tugay, Dunn, Pedersen, McCarthy, Roberts, Nonda, Brown, Derbyshire, Gallagher.
REFEREE Chris Foy (St Helens, Merseyside)
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAMEManchester United 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
24 September 2005 - Ref: Phil Dowd
Man United scorer: Van Nistelrooy 67
Blackburn scorers: Pedersen 33, 81
THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTUREBlackburn Rovers 0-1 Manchester United
11 November 2006 - Ref: Mike Riley
Man Utd scorer: Saha 64
HEAD TO HEAD TOTALSat Man Utd only
League: Man United 23 wins, Blackburn 9, Draws 11
Prem: Man United 8 wins, Blackburn 1, Draws 3